articles Archive:
April, 2012

There's no way musicians in search of advice have the time to read through all the new, helpful content published online every day. We've pulled our four favorite articles from this week and posted them below so you don't have to find the best articles yourself!

A week after Spotify's Coca-Cola partnership was announced, the world's leading streaming site, DEEZER, is coming to listeners in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Not only will its catalogue from over 2,000 music labels be available, but Facebook integration will allow users to engage with music socially.

Sarah Saturday is an accomplished musician, web designer, and Warped Tour veteran, but most notably she's the founder of the Earn It Yourself movement. As staunch believers in the DIY ethos, we've followed the evolution of EIY and were psyched to finally catch up with Sarah to talk about the project.

As if the internet itself wasn't already the golden gate to music marketing. New trends such as memes and animated .gif's are going viral, and are an easy and fun way to keep fans interested in what your band is doing.

There's no way musicians in search of advice have the time to read through all the new, helpful content published online every day. We've pulled our four favorite articles from this week and posted them below so you don't have to find the best articles yourself!

Spotify's big announcement this week, aside from an updated Android app, is a partnership with global beverage king Coca-Cola. The well recognized corporation will integrate Spotify onto its TV ads and Facebook page -- its 40 million-fan-strong Facebook page.

Well, Zuckerberg, you've done it again. As if Facebook's "Like" button didn't already help musicians gain enough recognition, the newborn "listen" button is taking music marketing and band promotion to a whole new level.

Touring as a musician on a shoestring budget is hard enough, but things really get tough when you have to return home from your tour with no steady job lined up. After all, the chances of you finding a job that allows you to come and go as you please for the purpose of touring is slim.